Collection Highlights
The Child's Anti-Slavery Book
Date:
1859
Object Number:
LIB.E449.C5372
Medium:
Bound volume
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. David Barnard (Rebecca Davidson, c. 1780-1852)
Object Number:
1946.142
Date:
c. 1839
Medium:
Watercolor over graphite with selective glazing on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 10 in. ( 30.5 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed: reportedly from paper on back of former frame: "Rebecca Davidson Barnard (d.1852) (Mrs. David Barnard) mother of Louisa Barnard Levy 18 Portland Terrace South hampton, England. Painted about 1839 by Philip Augustus Barnard her son."
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed illegibly at center vertically in graphite
Description:
Portrait
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
